13 James Elroy Flecker, Hassan: The Story of Hassan of Bagdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand: A Play in Five Acts (1922). James Elroy Flecker (1884–1915) was educated at Trinity College, Oxford. He spent some time in the East with the Consular service and wrote several volumes of lyric verse. He is best remembered for this poetic Eastern drama which he wrote in 1914. Following his death it was adapted for the stage by Basil Dean, with music by Frederick Delius, and first performed in 1923.